Pyrene obtusa sea snail

Pyrene obtusa is commonly referred to as sea snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 30 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

3936 

AphiaID:

511644 

Scientific:

Pyrene obtusa 

German:

Schnecke 

English:

Sea Snail 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Columbellidae (Family) > Pyrene (Genus) > obtusa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(G. B. Sowerby I, ), 1832 

Occurrence:

Indian Ocean, New Caledonia, Philippines 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 0.79" (2 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Carrion, Clam meat, Clams, Frozen Food (large sort) 

Tank:

6.6 gal (~ 30L)  

Difficulty:

Easy 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pyrene decussata
• Pyrene flava
• Pyrene morrisoni
• Pyrene obscura
• 
  Pyrene obtusa
  Schnecke
• 
  Pyrene punctata
  Gepunktete Täubchen-Schnecke
• Pyrene splendidula

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-11-28 09:50:07 

Last edit:

2024-05-03 16:34:00 

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